Illinois Fighting Illini Word Search
Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA), as a word search. 12 words drawn from nicknames, arena or stadium names, and rivalry terms sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Plays in the NCAA · Based in Champaign.
Words to find: FIGHTING, ILLINI, ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, MEMORIAL, STADIUM, CENTER, FARM, ORANGE, BLUE, ARCHIE.
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Illinois Fighting Illini word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- FIGHTING /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ · noun, adjective
- The action of engaging in physical combat or violent struggle, or sustained conflict between people, groups, or nations. As an adjective, it describes someone or something engaged in combat or displaying a combative, determined spirit. Related: combat, conflict, battle, warfare.
- CHAMPAIGN /tʃæmˈpeɪn/ · noun
- Level or open country; an extensive tract of flat land. Also, in older usage, a spelling variant of "champagne" referring to the sparkling wine. Related: plain, prairie, flatland, expanse.
- MEMORIAL /məˈmɔːriəl/ · noun, adjective, verb
- As a noun, a monument, ceremony, or observance established to preserve the memory of a person, event, or place. As an adjective, it means relating to or intended to commemorate someone or something. As a verb, it means to commemorate or preserve the memory of someone or something. Related: monument, commemoration, remembrance, commemorative.
- STADIUM /ˈsteɪdiəm/ · noun
- A large enclosed venue with tiered seating, used for sporting events and other large-scale public performances. The word can also refer historically to a course used for footraces in ancient Greece. Related: arena, sports venue, ground, bowl.
- CENTER /ˈsɛntər/ · noun
- The middle point or part of something, equidistant from all sides or edges; also, a place or group where a particular activity or interest is concentrated. Related: middle, midpoint, core, hub.
- FARM /fɑːrm/ · noun, verb
- An area of land, together with its buildings, devoted to growing crops or raising livestock. As a verb, to cultivate land or breed and keep animals for food or other products. Related: smallholding, homestead, ranch, holding.
- ORANGE /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ (British); /ˈɔːrɪndʒ/ (US) · noun, adjective, and verb
- The round citrus fruit of the evergreen tree Citrus sinensis, which has a sweet or tart, juicy flesh and a tough, fragrant peel. As an adjective, it describes the color between yellow and red; as a verb, it means to color something orange. Related: tangerine, citrus, amber, tangerine color.
- BLUE /bluː/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Of the colour intermediate between green and violet in the visible spectrum, like that of a clear daytime sky. As a noun, the colour itself; as a verb (informal, chiefly British), to squander money. Related: azure, cobalt, sapphire, navy.
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